Chapter 27 Fighting against the county government
The city gate of Shangyu was taken down unexpectedly, and the city defense was almost ineffective. Wang Yousan led his troops into Shangyu and occupied two of the city gates as fast as possible. The army then rushed forward, killing the soldiers, yamen runners, and the people fled everywhere.
Before taking Yuyao City, Zhou Zhongliang, the leader party, almost all the gains gained belonged to Yuan Qi. Shangyu Ke was different. This was the first time the rebel army had captured cities and land, and the entire rebel army was not as good as in Yuyao. At present, in addition to Yuan Qi, the most powerful rebel army, there are several other forces.
Of course, these forces were the leaders who were attracted or rushed to surrender to Yuan Qi. Long before attacking Shangyu, these leaders were jealous of Yuan Qi's harvest in Yuyao. A small Yuyao made Yuan Qi blow the dilapidated Laojun Gate like a balloon. Now, people need people, food, and weapons and armor are available, not to mention the large amount of money Yuan Qi has made in Yuyao.
As they rebelled together, in addition to the anti-Qing and restoration of the Ming Dynasty and the killing of officials to avenge the dead brothers, which of these leaders did not want to take this opportunity to make a good fortune to strengthen themselves? When a large group of people rushed into Shangyu City, the rebels whose eyes were almost green, could they still hold back? At this time, burning, killing, looting became their instinct.
The whole Shangyu was instantly trapped in a hellish sea of suffering, and the city was filled with roars of shouts and screams. Some rebels ignored anything, and some wealthy families were smashed open the door and rushed in and washed in a crazy way. If they resisted, they would give him a knife and rob him whatever he had. After robbing things, they would rob the woman. When they left, they would snatch a fire and rush to the next house...
Crazy burning, killing, looting swept the whole city. It was not until the rebel army attacked the county government office and encountered resistance. Tao Changyue, the county magistrate of Shangyu County, immediately organized the county government office and nearby soldiers, yamen runners and some young and strong people. In addition, his servants had a total of dozens of people who relied on the county government office to resist desperately, waiting for reinforcements.
"Master is not good! There are so many thieves, and the yamen is almost unable to defend it." Captain Xie was holding a knife with a gap in his hand, his face covered with blood.
"Let me find a few people to block the yamen with rockery jars and so on, and the rest follow me to the wall!" Although Tao Changyue was a literati, he was full of energy. At this time, he was carrying a handful of three-foot Qingfeng in his hand and stood steadily in the yard in his official uniform. The shouts of killing outside were one after another, but he was still calm.
Captain Xie quickly responded and called on several brothers to move things and block the door. After a while, several brothers were injured and killed one after another. It was finally difficult to block the yamen.
After running up to the wall, Tao Changyue had already commanded his subordinates and the rebels to attack and defend. He was condescending, and there were a few more archers on Tao Changyue's side, and after cooperating with each other, he suppressed the rebels' attack for a while.
"Where did the rebels come?" The rebels were in full force. It was a blessing that Tao Changyue was able to defend the county government in a hurry. Standing on the wall, looking at the rebels rushing down below, and seeing the beacons rising everywhere, Tao Changyue was both shocked and anxious.
"Sir, it's not safe here, you'd better go down first, there are villains to guard it." After wiping the blood on his face, the headmaster thanked the head.
Tao Changyue shook his head. As the parents of Shangyu, he had the responsibility to defend the city. The Qing Dynasty was strict and all officials who lost their territories were severely punished. Not to mention that they had no way out of retreat now. Once the county government is broken, not to mention that they will not die on the spot, but even their family members in their hometown will be implicated.
The incident happened suddenly, and the county officials, except Captain Xie, did not know where they were. Looking at the wars everywhere in the city, Tao Changyue estimated that they were in danger. Now he had only one way to choose, that is, to defend the county government and hope that reinforcements would come to rescue him.
Although this expectation is very slim, Tao Changyue himself knew very well, but there was no other way to go besides this road? Surrender and rebel? Tao Changyue, who thought he had never had this idea at all.
Several military bows hidden in the county yamen were useful. After all, the rebels were not regular soldiers and lacked armor and effective equipment. Of course, they were invincible when they gained the upper hand, but once they suffered a loss, it was hard to say that their morale was.
Without taking down the county government office in one go, the rebel army outside and Tao Changyue, who was guarding the county government office, became anxious for a moment. As the offensive momentum weakened, and the repeated attacks were continuously killed by arrows shot from the wall, the morale of the rebel army suddenly slowed down.
"Crush! Take down a great contribution from the county government! All of them are rushed forward!" A man with a head waving his big axe in his hand and shouted. He was Zhu Jiancai, the shopkeeper of the Bagua Sect, also known as Sai Turbo, and of course he has now become the Marquis of Wuwei of the Ming Dynasty.
The Bagua Sect has a large number, with more than 500 people, which is a relatively large force in the rebel army. Except for nearly 100 people who burned, killed and looted the city, the rest of the people attacked outside the county government. Compared with other leaders, Zhu Jiancai was very clear about the importance of the county government. He needed to take down this great contribution from the county government to gain a higher status in the rebel army. What's more, the white money in the county government warehouse was something he had long seen. He thought that attacking the county government was an easy task, but who thought that not only did not capture the county government government, dozens of brothers were injured and killed here, and suffered a lot of losses.
Seeing that the attack was still not invaded again, and several people were killed or injured, the brothers began to feel a little scared on their faces. Zhu Jiancai suddenly became anxious and shouted angrily with a big axe.
"Big shopkeeper, this is not enough. The gate is blocked and cannot be rushed in. The dog official on the wall has bows and arrows in his hand. Brothers are too disadvantageous to attack. "A confidant of Zhu Jiancai advised him. Zhu Jiancai squinted his eyes and looked at it, and snorted on the ground: "This county government must be taken down by me! If there is a bow and arrow, I will find a wooden board to block it and rush up. And this government government is the same. Find something to knock it open for me!"
Although Zhu Jiancai had the bandit roar of the whirlwind, he was not the brainless Li Kui. Under his command, the rebel army quickly gained the upper hand again. Not only did the attack on the wall work, but even the blocked yamen began to shatter under the impact of several thick woods.
"Sir... you'd better leave quickly, the county government will definitely not be able to defend..." Captain Xie's right arm had been cut off, and now he was holding a knife in his left hand, his voice full of blood.
Tao Changyue was not much better. The sword in his hand had been broken. Now he was carrying a steel knife like everyone else, and blood was everywhere on his official uniform.
"Let's go? Where can I go now?" Tao Changyue's mouth felt bitter. There were fewer than a dozen people who could stand up, including him. The rebels who were coming came like huge waves, and the defense was broken in front of him.
"Protect the Lord and leave!" Seeing that the rebels were about to climb up to the wall again, Captain Xie shouted at the brother beside him. The brother pulled Tao Changyue down the wall and stumbled back to the county yamen.
Looking back at the figure entering the county government hall, Captain Xie laughed and raised his sword to chop down the rebels who were climbing up to the head. Who would have thought that the rebels opposite were extremely brave and held them with a backhand. The knife in the hand, who was not strong enough, was even chopped down by the opponent. In an anxious manner, he didn't care about anything and rushed up, holding the other party with a scream, and fell from the wall...
Chapter completed!